Japan vs Russia: Annual percentage change in primary energy from gas
Japan
-0.6%
in 2025
Russia
0.1%
in 2025
Japan rank
44th
Russia rank
42nd
Annual percentage change in primary energy from gas over time
- Japan
- Russia
How they compare
Russia currently reports 0.1% against -0.6% in Japan, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 44th and Russia ranks 42nd of 76 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 4 and Russia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Russia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.6% | 3.5% | 0.1% | Japan |
| 1990s | 4.7% | -1.2% | 5.9% | Japan |
| 2000s | 2.6% | 1.1% | 1.5% | Japan |
| 2010s | 1.7% | 1.2% | 0.6% | Japan |
| 2020s | -2.9% | 1.3% | 4.2% | Russia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy from gas, Japan or Russia?
- Russia, at 0.1% against -0.6% in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy from gas between Japan and Russia?
- 0.7%, with Russia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Russia?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Russia rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy from gas?
- Japan ranks 44th and Russia ranks 42nd of 76 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual percentage change in primary energy from gas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Percentage change in total energy supply relative to the previous year.